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(That intrusive different "voice" in ''Science of Discworld 4''. Not totally absent here. But only two or three pages, thank Io.)
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The title (when we were expecting [[Book:Raising Taxes|Raising Taxes]]) suggests that The Author is jerking us around again. It's more evidence of his genius, I guess, that we seem to enjoy it so much: rather like the [[Patrician]], innit? --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 23:58, 14 October 2013 (GMT)
The title (when we were expecting [[Book:Raising Taxes|Raising Taxes]]) suggests that The Author is jerking us around again. It's more evidence of his genius, I guess, that we seem to enjoy it so much: rather like the [[Patrician]], innit? --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 23:58, 14 October 2013 (GMT)
Not even halfway through it yet, but the surge of relief that something like the old Terry Pratchett has returned to us. After the God-awful {{SOD4}} and the dissappointingly lacklustre Long Earth books, this was not necessarily a given.
It has to be said, though, the jarring, un-Pratchett-like author's voice that so fouled up {{SOD4}} was not completely absent from {{RS}}. The dialogue between Mustrum Ridcully and Lu-Tze is written in this voice - which felt so utterly wrong for the characters or the usual quality of Discworld writing that you wondered if Rhianna had been given a few pages to write. Or Rob Williams. [[User:AgProv|AgProv]] ([[User talk:AgProv|talk]]) 02:41, 14 November 2013 (GMT)

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Simnel, you say... where have I heard that name before? --Old Dickens (talk) 00:21, 2 October 2013 (GMT)

The title (when we were expecting Raising Taxes) suggests that The Author is jerking us around again. It's more evidence of his genius, I guess, that we seem to enjoy it so much: rather like the Patrician, innit? --Old Dickens (talk) 23:58, 14 October 2013 (GMT)

Not even halfway through it yet, but the surge of relief that something like the old Terry Pratchett has returned to us. After the God-awful The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day and the dissappointingly lacklustre Long Earth books, this was not necessarily a given. It has to be said, though, the jarring, un-Pratchett-like author's voice that so fouled up The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day was not completely absent from Raising Steam. The dialogue between Mustrum Ridcully and Lu-Tze is written in this voice - which felt so utterly wrong for the characters or the usual quality of Discworld writing that you wondered if Rhianna had been given a few pages to write. Or Rob Williams. AgProv (talk) 02:41, 14 November 2013 (GMT)